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Ratamahatta - Feb 10, 2003
  Ratamahatta Feb 10, 2003
Is the dreamcast version still playable online? Do you have to pay?

I'm also still interested in playing online, but Since the Gamecube is receiving PSO and I got one for free and seeing as the system is still alive, I may pick it up for the GCN, anyone played this version? if so is it any good?

 antime Feb 10, 2003
Last I heard you could still play the DC version online. Some of the servers were closed, and there's not many people left, but at least most of the cheaters are gone too. You have to buy a hunter's license, unless you're in Europe (where some legalities prevented Sega from charging. I don't know if an imported copy would allow you to play for free, though.)

 Ratamahatta Feb 10, 2003
Is there any word on cross platform playability? IE GCN and dreamcast?

 SegaSaturnDDR Feb 10, 2003
ver2 was supposed to be able to play with GCN, but they removed it at the last minute due to hacking issues

 thewasp31 May 1, 2003
I still play Phantasy Online for Dreamcast to this very date. (No way I'm a paying monthly fees!). There is always about 60 people. And the US and Europe servers are still online, though does anyone know what happened to the Japanese servers? And I've yet to experience lag, and with some common sense, hackers don't become a problem.

know as thewasp31 on DC PSO

 araposo May 26, 2003
How come you can play for free?

 thewasp31 May 26, 2003
I think it cause Sega used to make there money from a joint deal with British Telecom for putting the Dreamcast Online. Naturally you always had to use BT (and pay a friggen penny a minute), so Sega-Europe never dare release this hunters liecence. But now because of the release of Dreamkey Version 3, us Brits can use any ISP we want, however it was also too late to introduce hunter liecences, so it's a 100% free!

If my info is a little inaccurate fell free to correct me. But it is free, Just thats my idea on how it came to be

 thewasp31 May 26, 2003
Oh yeah, I kinda noticed something odd. The Japanese servers are still on Just if you goto the European Ship, you cannot go directly to the Japanese ship, you have to take a wee trip past the American Ship.

Sorry If I mislead anyone